RFEngineer wrote: “Free” is never free. Folks who get “free” rarely appreciate what things cost, and rarely care if someone else who needs medical care can afford to pay for it as long as they get theirs for “free”.”
Veterans paid for their “free” health care when they served their country. They know exactly what their “free” health care cost. Too many non-veterans don’t understand that these veterans ‘pre-paid’ for their “free” health care.
“Veterans paid for their “free” health care when they served their country. They know exactly what their “free” health care cost. Too many non-veterans don’t understand that these veterans ‘pre-paid’ for their “free” health care.”
I’m a veteran. I know (and care about) exactly what health care costs.
Too many veterans who get “free” health care have no clue what non-veteran taxpayers must pay for their own health care.
I served because it was my duty to do so as an American. I gladly returned to civilian life. I pay more for healthcare than you can possibly imagine. No veteran, other than combat wounded, should be above any other American in terms of healthcare costs.
You are ordering Americans that cannot afford health care for themselves to pay you because you are “owed” “free” health care paid for by them no matter what the cost. Do you think that will last very long?
Military service should not prevent anyone from suffering the travails of every other American.
I understand you want “free” and you think you are owed “free”. I’m telling you “free” ain’t free, and that it’s time for you to care about the cost issue or you will find yourself without it. Every American may find themselves without it the way things are going.